[C320-list] Water in Bilge and Keel Bolts

[Steve Magennis]

When the Alchemist was delivered, there was no cap on the anti-siphon
loop for the raw water cooling.  We sprayed a lot of water into the
lazarette and hence in a short period of time (filled the bilge on the
check out sail with the dealer).

Yours could just be leaking.  It would make an interesting mess.

Steve
Alchemist #909

--- Quentin Murphy <qmurphy at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> This weekend I noticed the bedding to be wet around the edges in the
> aft
> cabin.  I checked underneath (water pump, stuffing box etc) and all
> were ok.
> When the engine was running I noticed the anti-siphon loop to be
> slowly
> leaking in the cockpit locker.  I will repair this tomorrow (probably
> a
> stuck rubber part).  There was water in the bottom of this locker. 
> Can this
> water leak from here to the wooden teak trim rail above the bedding
> on the
> port side of the aft cabin. Is there a seam behind this teak rail?  I
> noticed the bottom of the cockpit locker is all one piece with no
> seams.
> There is a hole for the hose leading to this anti-siphon loop, but
> that
> appears lower than the teak rail in a aft cabin.  I noticed tiny
> amounts a
> water to drip down from this teak rail.  The other possibility for
> the
> wetness in this cabin is condensation from the icebox, but there was
> more
> water than that I would think.
> 
> Quentin
> Celtic Knot #667
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Charles
> Greenwell
> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 9:59 AM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Water in Bilge and Keel Bolts
> 
> 
> Yep,  have checked the tanks.  They are empty.
> 
> I have isolated the 2 deep bilge bowls.  The one with the bilge pump
> and the
> on just forward.  These 2 areas fill with water over night.  Tonight
> I will
> plug the drain hole from the forward area and try to see if it is
> just the
> center that accumulates the water.
> 
> Randy
> 
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